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New York City Commute?
I'm currently seeking employment in New York City and thinking about relocating near there in order to better my chances of getting a job. Since the city in expensive I'm looking to live in Jersey City. Anyone live in Jersey City and work in NYC? How long does it usually take to get from Jersey City to New York City by train or subway? Any info will help. Thanks!
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Your best bet is to live near the PATH subway line, or at least near express buses to NYC. The PATH is only 1-2 stops from Lower Manhattan and has a branch into Midtown Manhattan. Express buses usually run more during peak hours. I would say that an average trip time from Jersey City to NYC would be about 30-40 minutes. When I plugged in Jersey City, it said a 23 minute walk to the PATH station, so take off about 10 minutes if you plan to live near a bus to the PATH train. The PATH is only 5-10 minutes from Lower Manhattan and 10-15 minutes from Midtown Manhattan once you get on it. Basically, live near a bus line to downtown Jersey City, where you can take the PATH train, or near the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, which also connects to PATH trains. Express buses may speed the trip up a little bit, as they don't involve a transfer, though you may lose the time in traffic in the Holland Tunnel. See panynj.gov for information on PATH service, njtransit.com for information on bus and light rail service, and mta.info for information on service within NYC

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What are the various income taxes one pays if the person works in New York City and stays in New Jersey?
For a person working in NYC, and living in NYC, the person pays Fed tax+ FICA + NY state tax + NYC city tax. If one works in NYC and stays in NJ., what are the taxes the person pays?
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I think you would pay the same, but you should check with the IRS to be sure. If you are currently employed your company payroll department knows. Of course you also pay SSI

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Will Boost Mobile work in Connecticut and New Jersey?
I'm going to the Hartford, Connecticut area in September, a week later I will be in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Will my boost mobile service work there? Will I be able to use my phone?
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Based on their coverage map, YES it will work in both areas. The only concern may be your signal strength

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Where are good places to live in New Jersey, just outside of NYC?
Hi. I am looking for a place to live with three friends of mine. We all want to work in the city but don't want to pay the price to live in Manhattan since we are just starting out. Does anyone know of safe and reasonably priced places to live in New Jersey? I was looking at Jersey City and Bayonne, but I am not familiar with these areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Renting & Real Estate - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Don't move to Jersey City its kind of crowded. I think Bayonne seems like a better place to live, my sister is moving there next month she currently lives in jersey city.
Answer 2 :
Jersey city and Hoboken if you want to be really close to New York. (Commute costs is much cheaper, but rent is high. I don't really like there since it is too crowd. Jersey city have many areas, and I will consider the safety issue for some of its area.) If you don't mind your daily commute to about 2.5 ~ 3 hours (door to door) and cost around 220 per month for the train ticket. I will suggest you to think about the Middle Jersey. You get much bigger an better area for the same price. Areas around Metropark or Wookbridge train station. There are many people lives there and work in NY (including me.) You can get some idea about the area with http://www.bestplaces.net/ I was research the areas around NJ transit's train line and NJ path's line to find the place that fits myself.
Answer 3 :
Hi, My first choice of places to live outside of NYC would probably be Hoboken. However, it can still be really expensive even when you are splitting the rent. But it is a great little town with some fun bars. You could easily hang out there with a good crowd on the weekends without having to go into nyc to clubs and stuff. I would avoid Jersey City because there are a lot of unsafe areas. Bayonne is okay...I know the transportation is very good to the city. It has become a really wide variety of ethnicities.....Arabs, Indians, Pakistanees, Hindues, and some other Asians. I would also check out towns like Weehawken, Montclair, or Paramus. But also remember since you will be working in NYC ...you will be taxed by NY and NJ on your income.
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Much of the area just outside on New York City is priced almost as high as New York is. There are still some rent controlled buildings and apartments in Hoboken and Jersey City, but I feel Jersey City may not be the best area due to the crime in the area. If I were to choose, I would look in northern Hudson County, in towns like Weehawken, Gutenberg and North Bergen. All of these towns and townships are within easy commuting distance to the PATH trains in Jersey City through the LITERAIL system, and are, at most, 25-30 from the Port Authority Bus Terminal via several bus routes

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I'm in need of getting rental assistance for back rent in Hudson county, Jersey city, NJ. Can anyone help me?
I live in Jersey city, NJ. (Hudson county) I do work. Business just hasn't been good to me. I know that some non-profit organizations and churches offer this kind of help. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I would be grateful for any help that I can get, even if its not all of what I owe to my landlord. Anything would show good faith in my efforts to resolve this debt and have a place to live moving forward.
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Rental assistance programs almost never pay back rent. Furthermore, most rental assistance programs from charities are limited to one month, and they must ensure that you will be able to pay future months. They cannot waste exceedingly scarce resources on someone who is going to get evicted anyway. Also, a great many people have lost their jobs, lost their homes, and are just looking for a security deposit (which the charity can get back - or try to - and recycle that money for future needs). Priorities depend on the charity, but count on it being the elderly, disabled, family/parent with a minor child. You will have to call your local housing office to see if they or any charities have funds for helping with rent. If NJ has an InfoLine, call them for basic info & where to start. Many charities require a referral from the local housing office, a church, etc, to make an appointment. Sorry to sound so discouraging, but millions of people are looking for housing assistance, and hardly any is available anywhere. It is easier to get food than rent. Business is bad for a lot of people, and 31 million Americans are looking for work. At least you have a job/biz.
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Department of social services most likely will help if you qualify but if you dont, they will send you to alternative place for help.
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The Salvation Army will help you if you can both prove you are under eviction and you can pay your rent moving forward. If it looks like they are just delaying your eviction they will not help you.
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What you describe does not exist. If you are in a place and cannot pay the current months rent, you may be able to get a charity (Salvation Army, United Way) to either pay your rent or cover some of it. Paying your back rent is your onus

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If you work in New York City but live in New Jersey, do you pay state income taxes to New York or New Jersey?

United States - 3 Answers
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Both, but NJ should credit what you pay to NY.
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If you file both and do the paperwork correctly, then you might only have to pay New York, because the NJ tax might not be any more than the credit for tax paid to NY, so you might owe NJ $0. If you do not file both, meaning that you file one or the other, or none, then you do have to pay both.
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according to IRS your tax home is where you work unless the job is a short, temporary, less than a year assignment so if this is not the case you will file NY return and non resident NJ

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Average cost of installing light/recessed lighting?
How much does an average electric job cost to install a light fixture in 1 medium room? and How much on average would installing 6 recessed lights (fishing needed) in another medium room? Does $100 a Can, installed sound right? Looking for a base estimate for some future work in Jersey City, NJ.
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I live in CT - and ya you are correct at about $100 per light, other things that might make the price jump are if there is anything unusual behind the drywall or if theres no wires to the ceiling already

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About If I was to go to NYU and work a job in the city could i still live in New Jersey

If I was to go to NYU and work a job in the city could i still live in New Jersey?
- Im looking for places to live like Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn ... but people say its cheaper to live in NJ. So basically how long would it take to go back and fwd to work and school ? If i was to go to NYU & work in Manhattan or brooklyn or something ?
New York City - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Look at the NJ path train it stops at 14st which is pretty damn close to NYU it take about 30 minutes of NJ to NYC
Answer 2 :
You could - but understand if you live in NJ, you'll pay NJ, NY and NYS income taxes.
Answer 3 :
Were. If I were to go to NYU.... I would hope that an NYU student would be familiar with the subjunctive voice

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About What is the total effective personal income tax rate for living in New Jersey and working in New York City

What is the total effective personal income tax rate for living in New Jersey and working in New York City?
Thanks. I was unclear as to whether I owed both New York and New Jersey classes, but now it's clear it's the greater of. Additionally, I wasn't sure about the New York City tax - but you've confirmed my understanding ~ that the NYC tax is for NYC residents.
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Hard to say without knowing your income and your complete tax situation. The links to the tax rates for both states are given below. Basically, you will pay the New York rates on your salary. You'll have to file a return in New Jersey as well and if their tax is higher, you'll have to pay the excess to New Jersey, so your total is most likely about the same as whichever tax is greater. If you have income from sources other than your job, you'll pay tax on that in NJ as well. There used to also be a NYC nonresident earnings tax, but I think that's gone now

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About I'm a New Jersey resident, but work in New York City. I'm planning to buy a car from a dealership in NY.

I'm a New Jersey resident, but work in New York City. I'm planning to buy a car from a dealership in NY.
My dealer told me that I will have to pay NY City Sales Tax (8.625%) for the car, since I work in "The City", even though my car will be registered in New Jersey. New Jersey tax is 6%. Can someone please confirm this? Thanks. My dealer told me that I will have to pay NY City Sales Tax (8.625%) for the car, since I work in "The City", even though my car will be registered in New Jersey. New Jersey tax is 6%. Can someone please confirm this? >>>> Thank you all for your response. The issue is not where I buy the car, but where (DMV) I register it. The sales tax will be charged by the DMV (in my case New Jersey DMV). What I find suspicious, is that my dealer says that "where I work" matters. If I was working in New Jersey, I would have had to pay the 7% tax. But since I work in New York City, I have to pay the 8.625 City Tax.
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Answer 1 :
If you buy it in the city you have to pay the city tax.
Answer 2 :
Yes, you will have to pay a higher tax in NY, so why not buy the car in New Jersey instead? (New Jersey tax is now 7%. It used to be 6%.)
Answer 3 :
Just like how NJ doesnt have clothing tax and people from NY come here to buy clothes without tax, if you go over there any buy something, you have to pay the tax. And as far as I knew, NJ tax was raised to 7% last year.
Answer 4 :
for luxury cars u pay 7.04% tax not the flat 7% tax for the rest of the cars
Answer 5 :
You are getting a lot of misimformation. Cars are not like clothing in the US and are treated differently. Regardless of what state you buy a vehicle in, the tax you pay on the vehicle is based on where you register the vehicle (where you live). People do it on Ebay every day. In your situation, you would definitely pay the NJ Sales tax, which sounds like it is 7% now. I would be very suspicious of this car dealer. It sounds like they are trying to trick you into paying more for the vehicle. They pass it off as a 'tax', but it sounds like it is actually a profit. If this is what they are doing, it is actually illegal. Personally, I would shop elsewhere. There are too many honest dealers to put up with junk like this

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About New York City Resident -self employed working in New Jersey. Where do I file my taxes

New York City Resident -self employed working in New Jersey. Where do I file my taxes?
I am a resident of New York. I am self employed and my entire income is from 2 businesses in which I have consulting contracts and are located and operate within the state of New Jersey. Do I have to file New Jersey and New York state/city taxes?
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Answer 1 :
wow. Why choose taxes and death? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiOqHLVxZvA Leave your home, and don't look back. There are many who'll assist you on your way West, I promise. Leave all possessions behind. Your mansion is fully furnished, and has no mortgage, bills or fees. Look to God and live: New York is toast. - - - - - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN May I relate to you, a true story of what happened to me on a Thursday, in 1971? It was in late May, I think. My brother, Ken, called dad Thursday evening. Told him that if I could get up to Salt Lake City by Monday morning at 9:00 AM, I could get hired at a job that just lost a delivery driver at Maxfield's Soft Water. Ken had been there awhile, and Jay, (the boss) treated him like a son. Literally. I was so thrilled to learn this, as I had just escaped Westminster High School! I had no money. My bedroom was in the garage. And I so wanted this new chapter in life, so...I thought hard. Dad was broke. What to do? I thought some more. Right there, in the garage. 14591 Ralph Lane...right off Magnolia Blvd. I remember it as if it were yesterday. Yes, the garage was there, about 24 feet from the house. I was desperate. So I, for the second time in my life...knelt down on my knees, feeling that cool, hard concrete floor. See, I was wearing my bathing cut-offs, having just returned from the beach. (Huntington). My prayer was short, but from the heart. - God knew it. I asked Him to please, please...PLEASE make a way for me to get to Salt Lake City, in time to get hired there, so I could work, like my big brother. I really admired him. The Universe seemed so huge, unemployed. I finished the prayer. As soon as my eyes were opened, I saw a gas can, red plastic...staring right at me! My mind felt a tender truth decend upon it, "Joseph, walk with the can. Don't look back. Just walk. The love of many will get you there." I left in the morning, telling only dad. I cut out the bottom of the gas can, and stuffed a pair of Levi's and a T-shirt 'n sox into it. As soon as I got to the freeway, I walked up the ramp, and a car pulled over within 15 seconds. I am telling you the truth. That was the first of 37 rides, in under 15 hours. Yes, I got the job, keeping it for almost 5 years. Went into the homes and businesses of around 450 fine customers; a few, quite famous. And I mean into the very bowels. Garages, basements...having been given many keys. It made me a man. Those tanks were 85 pounds each. The trust was much heavier. That position taught me how families actually live, love and work. It also revealed the way different businesses operated. Leave New York. Trust in the Lord. There is no life there at all, very soon. O be strong! Yes, you can. LIVE! .
Answer 2 :
New York for your personal income taxes. You would file the business taxes in the state where your primary place of business is. If your business office is in New York, you will file in New York, if your business office is in New Jersey then you file in New Jersey. If your business is required to pay local taxes like sign permits, sales tax, etc you must pay each state accurately. However, federal income and state income tax are based on the address where you reside and/or conduct business. This is usually the address listed on your incorporation papers if you are incorporated or your home address if you are a sole proprietor.
Answer 3 :
Do you receive a 1099 from each of your consulting clients, and then report that income on Schedules C and SE of Form 1040 for your Federal taxes? If so... After you prepare your Federal return, you need to prepare a NJ nonresident return. That will calculate the amount of NJ taxes you need to pay on the income earned in NJ. After that, you need to prepare a NY state/city resident return. That will calculate the amount of NY taxes you need to pay on all your income (earned and unearned), reduced by a credit for the nonresident taxes you pay to NJ. If your consulting arrangement is more complex -- for instance, if you own a corporation doing the consulting in NJ which pays you a salary and/or dividends -- the NJ nonresident portion may be more complex (and beyond the scope of this answer). The NY state/city resident return is still the same -- report your total income, and take a credit for state income taxes paid to NJ.

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About best place to live in NJ if i work in NY city

best place to live in NJ if i work in NY city?
i got a job in NY & my office is on the 28th street. since living in ny would be expensive, which is the best (closest) place to live in NJ, where i'd have easy access to path trains. somebody told me jersey city, is there any other place?
New York City - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Central Jersey is good. Although there are a lot of people, it is really nice and it's the suburbs and you can take the Jersey Transit to get to NY or a bus. A lot of people in Central Jersey (Princeton, Hamilton, etc) work in New York.
Answer 2 :
Look at Hoboken. It's a nice area with great shopping. The "Path" train will take you to Manhattan for $1.75 and it stops at 23rd and 33rd Streets
Answer 3 :
would need to know how old you are and what your interests are and if you have a family. If you live in NJ, then you have to pay both NY/NJ taxes. It also depends on how long you want to commute. I live in Middletown, which is > 1hr in...but it's alot nicer than the North Jersey areas around NYC.
Answer 4 :
You have to be careful with Jersey City...parts can be very rough. I live in Port Imperial and LOVE it! We are directly on the water. The ferry terminal is next door and it is a 6 minute ride into mid-town. There is a pool, gym, grocery store, starbucks, ben & jerrys all within the port imperial complex. Here is an article on the area when it was being built: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/realestate/28living.html There are 5 or 6 complexes now on the water... Here are a few sites of buildings in Port Imperial: www.riverbendpi.com www.55riverwalkplace.com www.equityapartments.com
Answer 5 :
Hoboken, West NY, Weehawken, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee. You can get to the PATH in Hoboken, but don't overlook some of these other listed communities that have low cost bus transportation to NYC. The person who reccomended Central Jersey (sorry, I consider Princeton, South Jersey).. at any rate that is too far.. working on 28th Street near all the cool things to do you'd hate trying to get home every night.. Good Luck.. Live closer, you'll be much happier

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